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Professor Amidu O. Sanni (Lagos State University)

Professor Amidu O. Sanni (Lagos State University)

February 2, 2017 00:22:42

Guests: Sanni, Amidu O.

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter

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Episode 107

West African Intellectual Heritage

Professor Amidu O. Sanni (Lagos State University) on his work for the Timbuktu Manuscripts Project and preservation of West African intellectual heritage. He discusses the importance of Ajami sources (African languages written in Arabic script) for historical and cultural analysis and suggests possibilities for future research and training initiatives.  

00:00:00 - 00:01:22 Introduction
00:01:23 - 00:09:54 Professor Amidu O. Sanni On His Work for The Timbuktu Manuscripts Project and Preservation of West African Intellectual Heritage
00:09:55 - 00:12:15 Possibilities for Future Research and Training Initiatives
00:12:16 - 00:21:50 The Importance of Ajami Sources for Historical and Cultural Analysis
00:21:51 - 00:22:42 Outro

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Alegi, Peter, Peter Limb, and Amidu O. Sanni. " West African Intellectual Heritage". Africa Past and Present, February 2, 2017. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=107/.